Disc device, a multimedia apparatus including a disc device, and a method of driving the disc device
AssigneeToshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation
InventorCheol-woong Ahn
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Abstract
A disc device that includes a loading unit configured to load an storage medium into the disc device, a chucking unit configured to accommodate the loaded storage medium thereon, an ejection unit configured to eject the storage medium, and a controller configured to control the loading unit, the chucking unit, and the ejection unit. The ejection unit moves the storage medium to a loading position for loading the storage medium onto the chucking unit when the storage medium is initially inserted.
Claims21
A disc device comprising:
- a loading unit configured to load a storage medium into the disc device;
- a chucking unit configured to accommodate the loaded storage medium thereon;
- an ejection unit configured to eject the storage medium;
- a controller configured to control operation of the loading unit, the chucking unit, and the ejection unit,
- wherein the ejection unit moves the storage medium to a loading position for loading the storage medium onto the chucking unit in response to the storage medium being initially inserted, and comprises an ejection lever and a bracket that are configured to rotate coaxially.
A multimedia apparatus comprising:
- a disc device comprising a loading unit that is configured to load a storage medium into the disc device, a chucking unit that is configured to accommodate the loaded storage medium thereon, an ejection unit that is configured to eject the storage medium and to move the storage medium to a loading position for loading the storage medium to the chucking unit in response to the storage medium being inserted, and a controller that is configured to control operation of the loading unit, the chucking unit, and the ejection unit;
- and
- an output unit that is configured to output a signal provided from the disc device,
- wherein the ejection unit comprises an ejection lever and a bracket that are configured to rotate coaxially.
A method of driving an disc device comprising a loading unit that is configured to load a storage medium into the disc device, a chucking unit that is configured to accommodate the loaded storage medium thereon, an ejection unit that is configured to eject the storage medium for moving the storage medium to a loading position for loading the storage medium onto the chucking unit in response to the storage medium being initially inserted, and a controller that is configured to control operation of the loading unit, the chucking unit, and the ejection unit, the method comprising:
- supplying power to the disc device;
- determining whether the storage medium is in the loading position;
- if it is determined that the storage medium is inserted, loading the storage medium by the loading unit without initialization of the ejection unit;
- and
- initializing the loading unit when the storage medium is not inserted,
- wherein the ejection unit comprises an ejection lever and a bracket that are configured to rotate coaxially.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.